equipotent

[ ee-kwuh-poht-nt, ek-wuh- ]

adjective

1. equal in power, ability, or effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of equipotent¹

First recorded in 1870–75; equi- + potent ¹

Example Sentences

God is the Eternal One; whence the plurality and diversity of his creative acts if He be not an equipotent cause?

From Project Gutenberg

He demands the explanation of equipotent causation, how one cause can be adequate to several effects.

From Project Gutenberg